Mamelodi Sundowns winger Siyanda Ndlovu has spoken about his surprise inclusion in Bafana Bafana’s final squad despite initially being left out of the preliminary team.
Pitso Mosimane named a 38-man preliminary squad a few weeks ago for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers double header against Kenya, but Ndlovu was not among the selected players.
However, the winger received an unexpected call-up when Mosimane announced his final 27-man squad last week.
Ndlovu expressed his excitement and gratitude, thanking the Bafana coach for recognising his recent impressive performances at Sundowns.
“I felt so happy because I didn’t feel that this would happen so quickly the way it did,” said Ndlovu.
“But then I have to thank the coach for what he did because he saw my performances [at Sundowns].
“And he felt he must give me a chance to be part of the team.”
Bafana will welcome the Harambee Stars to Orlando Amstel Arena on Friday, 13 November, for the first encounter. The two sides will meet again four days later in the return fixture in Kenya.